The perfect place for all your EYFS, KS1 and KS2 resources, Explore Education aims to provide you with amazing, outstanding lessons that help you to shine. Each lesson often has detailed planning, PowerPoints and differentiated resources. So whether you are looking for a maths lesson to get you through your next interview, an English lesson that will help you impress OFSTED or a history, science, RE, PSHE or PE unit to wow your class, this is the shop for you!
The perfect place for all your EYFS, KS1 and KS2 resources, Explore Education aims to provide you with amazing, outstanding lessons that help you to shine. Each lesson often has detailed planning, PowerPoints and differentiated resources. So whether you are looking for a maths lesson to get you through your next interview, an English lesson that will help you impress OFSTED or a history, science, RE, PSHE or PE unit to wow your class, this is the shop for you!
Must, Should, Could Visuals | Editable Signs for KS1 & KS2 Classrooms
This handy freebie includes a set of bright, editable display signs to help you clearly present your Learning Objectives and Success Criteria in the classroom.
Perfect for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, these signs are ideal for making learning intentions visible, supporting differentiation, and encouraging pupil ownership of progress.
What’s Included:
✔ Editable “L.O.” (Learning Objective) sign
✔ Editable “Success Criteria” sign
✔ Colour-coded Must / Should / Could display signs for differentiated success steps
✔ Clean, simple formatting – easy to read and space-saving for working walls
✔ Ideal for printing, laminating, and reusing with whiteboard pens
Why Teachers Love It:
✔ Supports clarity of purpose and helps children understand expectations
✔ Encourages learners to aim higher with tiered targets
✔ Promotes independence and self-assessment
✔ Saves time – quick to prep and use every day
Perfect for:
➤ Classroom displays
➤ Lesson starters and plenaries
➤ Working walls
➤ Whole-class, group, or individual tasks
Download now and make learning objectives and success criteria easy to share, display and revisit throughout every lesson.
Try this freebie – and explore more classroom tools in my TES shop!
Empower your pupil progress meetings with this comprehensive, easy-to-use template! This 2-page document streamlines discussions, allowing senior leaders and teachers to focus on student progress and targeted interventions.
What’s Inside?
★ Clear Subject Breakdown: Track progress in Reading, Writing, Maths, and GaPS (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling) with designated sections.
★ Progress Tracking: Easily record the number of students making expected, more than expected, stayed the same, or slipped back progress.
★ Percentage Analysis: Calculate and document the percentage of students on track or exceeding end-of-year expectations.
★ Targeted Intervention Planning: Identify specific learning gaps and outline detailed action plans for students needing additional support.
★ Group Progress Analysis: Compare progress rates for key groups (PP, Boys, Girls, SEN, etc.) to identify trends and inform support strategies.
★ Support Impact Evaluation: Analyse the impact of additional support (teacher, TA, nurture groups) on student progress.
Why This Template Is Invaluable:
★ Structured Discussions: Facilitates focused and productive pupil progress meetings.
★ Data-Driven Decisions: Provides clear data to inform targeted interventions and support.
★ Efficient Tracking: Simplifies the process of monitoring student progress and identifying areas for improvement.
★ Group Analysis: Enables schools to identify and address disparities in progress among different student groups.
★ Actionable Outcomes: Promotes the development of clear and effective action plans to support student success.
How to Use It:
★ Pre-Meeting Preparation: Teachers complete the template with student progress data and initial observations.
★ Collaborative Dialogue: Senior leaders and teachers discuss student progress, identify learning gaps, and develop intervention plans.
★ Action Planning: Document specific strategies and support to be implemented.
★ Ongoing Monitoring: Use the data to track the impact of interventions and inform future instruction.
Perfect for:
★ Pupil Progress Meetings
★ Data Analysis
★ Intervention Planning
★ School Improvement
Planning a school trip? Make sure you’re prepared for anything with our comprehensive ‘Travel Safe’ pack! This handy resource helps you think ahead and keep your students safe and sound.
What’s Inside?
★ Detailed General Risk Assessment and Travel Risk Assessment (8 Pages):
A clear and easy-to-use risk assessment templates, covering all the important things to consider before you travel.
Simply highlight the risks that apply to your trip and rate how serious they could be.
Plenty of space to write down your plans for keeping everyone safe.
★ Emergency Contact Cards for Adults:
These cards are perfect for teachers and helpers to carry.
They include space for important contact details, medical information, and emergency procedures.
Give you peace of mind knowing you have all the essential information at your fingertips.
Why This Pack Is Super Helpful:
★ Safety First: Helps you think about potential risks and make sure you’re prepared.
★ Easy to Use: The risk assessment is simple and straightforward, saving you time and stress.
★ Peace of Mind: The emergency cards give you quick access to vital information in case of any problems.
How It Works:
★ Risk Assessment:
Read through the risk assessment pages.
Highlight the risks that could happen on your trip.
Rate how serious each risk could be.
Write down what you’ll do to keep everyone safe.
★ Emergency Cards:
Fill in the emergency contact cards with all the important information.
Give a card to each adult who’s coming on the trip.
Perfect for:
★ School trips
★ Outdoor adventures
★ Any time you’re taking students off school grounds
Make your next trip safe and stress-free!
Get ready for an amazing classroom adventure! Transform your room into a bustling airport and let your students’ imaginations soar with our ‘Classroom Airline Role Play Pack’. This pack is perfect for bringing geography, literacy, and teamwork to life!
What’s Inside?
★ Role Play Name Tags: Watch your students become cabin crew, traffic controllers, security staff, and more with these fun name tags!
★ Passport Stamps: Add a touch of realism with these passport stamps, marking each student’s ‘travels’ around your classroom.
★ Job Application PowerPoint: A fun and interactive PowerPoint with real-life job descriptions, letting students apply for their favourite airline roles.
Why This Pack Is Great:
★ Learn Through Play: Students will learn about different jobs, geography (especially if you’re studying Europe!), and how airports work, all while having fun.
★ Boost Imagination: This pack encourages creative role play and helps students develop their communication skills.
★ Bring Learning to Life: Invite other classes, staff, and even parents to ‘travel’ through your classroom and see the amazing work your students have created.
★ Easy to Use: Everything is ready to go, so you can focus on making the experience magical for your students.
Perfect for:
★ Open evenings demonstrating student work
★ Geography lessons (especially when learning about different countries!)
★ Literacy activities (writing job applications, announcements, etc.)
★ Role play and drama sessions
★ Classroom transformations
Creating an engaging and memorable learning experience.
Get ready to transform your school into a bustling post office with this exciting and educational resource pack! Your students will love taking on the roles of postmasters and sorters, while learning valuable skills along the way.
What’s Inside?
★ Editable Display Pack:
★ Lunchtime Passes: Official-looking passes to give your postal service that extra special touch!
★ Collection and Delivery Times Display: A clear and colourful display to keep everyone informed about mail schedules.
★ Editable Class List: Easily add your class names and details for smooth mail delivery.
★ Easy-to-Use Spreadsheet: A clever spreadsheet that automatically calculates the total number of cards posted to each class! Perfect for keeping accurate records.
★ Rota Sheets: Handy rota sheets to organise your student post office workers, with clear sections for responsibilities.
Why This Resource Is Awesome:
★ Real-World Learning: Students will develop practical skills like organisation, teamwork, and responsibility.
★ Maths Made Fun: The spreadsheet helps students understand data and calculations in a fun and engaging way.
★ Literacy in Action: Writing and delivering messages encourages literacy skills.
★ Social Skills: Students learn to communicate and work together effectively.
★ School Community Building: This project brings the whole school together in a fun and interactive way.
How It Works:
★ Set up a post office area in your school.
Students write and address messages (or cards) to their friends and teachers.
★ The student post office team collects, sorts, and delivers the mail.
★ Use the spreadsheet to track deliveries and the rota sheets to organise your team!
Perfect for:
★ Christmas cards
★ Birthday cards
★ PSHE lessons
★ Maths activities
★ Literacy development
★ Whole-school projects
★ Building a positive school community
Make Homework More Engaging | Editable Word Labels | Seasonal & Subject-Based Themes
Bring a little excitement to your homework routine with this bumper pack of 71 editable homework labels, perfect for Year 3 and Year 4! With vibrant, creative themes ranging from pirate adventures and deep-sea oceans to autumn leaves and Olympic challenges, these labels are designed to make homework tasks feel fresh, fun, and meaningful.
Use them to set tasks in maths, English, or topic subjects, or just to add a touch of magic to your regular homework schedule. Each label is fully editable in Microsoft Word so you can tailor the instructions to suit your current curriculum or topic.
What’s Included:
★ 71 editable homework task labels in themed designs
★ Ready-made templates for maths, English, and cross-curricular tasks
Fun themes like:
★ Autumn Leaves
★ Deep-Sea Oceans
★ The Olympics
★ Pirates
★ End-of-Term Celebrations
Editable in Microsoft Word – quick to personalise and print
Why Teachers Love This Resource:
✔ Keeps homework interesting and engaging all year round
✔ Quick and easy to use – just type and print
✔ Encourages children to see homework as something positive
✔ Suitable for a variety of ages and subjects
✔ Adds a creative touch to your planning with minimal effort
Ideal for:
★ Year 3 and Year 4, KS2, LKS2
★ Maths, English, and topic-based homework
★ Weekly homework routines
★ Creative classrooms and display boards
★ Adding variety and seasonal flair to written tasks
Download today and transform ordinary homework into something pupils look forward to!
A quick, easy way to motivate learners and freshen up your home learning approach — all year round.
Keep your classroom homework organised and easy to track all year long with this handy chart! Designed for teachers, this chart allows you to record homework completion for each student, week by week.
This chart provides a clear and simple way to monitor student progress and identify any patterns or areas where students might need extra support. With spaces for each week of the school year, you’ll have a comprehensive record of homework completion throughout the entire academic year.
Why this chart is a teacher’s best friend:
★ Whole Year Tracking: Monitor homework completion for the entire school year in one place.
★ Easy Organisation: Simple layout makes it quick and easy to record and track homework.
★ Student Progress Monitoring: Identify patterns and provide targeted support to students.
★ Clear Overview: See at a glance which students are completing their assignments.
This chart is an essential tool for any teacher looking to stay organised and keep track of student homework throughout the year!
Keep track of your class’s awesome achievements all year long with this handy chart! It’s super easy to use: just write down the date and how many points each team (Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue) gets each week. This is an editable Word document so team names can be changed.
This chart goes all the way up to 39 weeks, so you can use it for the whole school year! There’s even a spot at the bottom to add up all the points and see who the ultimate winning team is!
Why you’ll love it:
★ Whole Year Fun: Track points for every week of the school year!
★ Easy to Use: Just write in the points as you go.
★ Colourful and Fun: Makes tracking points exciting!
★ Find the Winners: See who comes out on top at the end of the year!
This chart is a great way to make learning fun and encourage teamwork in your class. Get ready for a year of friendly competition!
Make group changes super easy with these editable table name cards! This pack includes 5 Word documents, each designed to fit perfectly into IKEA’s FIKONTRÄD frames.
Teachers can type in names for English, Maths, Topic groups, or any other subject. This helps children know exactly where to sit for each lesson, making transitions quick and smooth.
★ Editable: Just open the Word documents and type in your group names!
★ Perfect Fit: Designed to fit IKEA FIKONTRÄD frames.
★ Clear and Easy: Helps children find their seats quickly.
★ Great for Organisation: Makes group work and subject changes simple.
These table name cards are a great way to keep your classroom organised and help your students move between activities without any fuss!
Create your own fun classroom job board with this easy-to-use Word document! It has spaces for job titles, what the job involves (duties), and what kind of person would be perfect for the role (looking for).
You can change the jobs to fit your classroom – maybe you need a “Line Leader” or a “Pencil Sharpener”! This is a great way to help everyone in the class feel important and learn about different responsibilities.
The document is fully editable, so you can type right into it and make it your own. It’s perfect for teachers who want to get their students involved in helping out around the classroom!
Why it’s great:
★ Editable: You can change everything to fit your needs!
★ Easy to use: Just open it in Word and start typing.
★ Fun and engaging: Helps students learn about responsibility.
Perfect for classroom management: Makes everyone feel included.
Simple sticker labels for marking student work. Use these 22 document templates to create your own sticker labels for quick feedback and reminders. These stickers cover areas like calculations, capital letters, dates, vocabulary, and more. This resource is free to download.
These documents are designed to be used with standard sticker label sheets, allowing you to print and quickly apply feedback to students’ books. The feedback helps students with things like checking their maths (calculations), remembering to use capital letters, underlining key words, remembering the date and learning new words (vocabulary). It also includes reminders for PE days, guided group work and independent work, plus a sticker to show when a learning goal (objective) has been achieved.
★ Book Marking: This is a way for teachers to give short comments or feedback in a student’s workbook.
★ Feedback: This is when a teacher tells a student what they did well and how they can make their work even better.
★ Objectives: These are the goals a student is trying to achieve in a lesson.
60 Curriculum-Aligned Challenges | Perfect for Y5/Y6 | Teamwork + Problem Solving
Transform your classroom into a high-stakes maths mystery with The Traitors – a fast-paced, strategic game inspired by the hit BBC show. Aligned to the Year 5/6 curriculum, this unique resource combines collaboration, suspense and core maths practice in one unforgettable lesson.
Pupils work together to complete 60 maths challenges while secretly uncovering the traitors among them… Who will be faithful? Who will deceive?
What’s Inside
★ 60 fully differentiated maths challenges with answers
★ Printable Traitor & Faithful role cards
★ Full instructions for setup, gameplay, and variations
★ Covers Number, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Algebra, Ratio, Shape, Measurement, and more!
Why Teachers Love It
★ Keeps every child engaged — even the reluctant mathematicians!
★ Builds problem-solving, logic and communication skills
★ Perfect for team-based learning and end-of-term fun
★ Easily adapted for different abilities, topics, or lesson lengths
Ideal for:
★ KS2 maths lessons (Y5/Y6 focus)
★ Supply cover or one-off lessons
★ Maths investigations & enrichment days
★ End-of-term fun or Ofsted-worthy lessons
Whether you’re revising percentages or tackling tricky algebra, The Traitors Maths Game makes maths meaningful, memorable, and full of energy.
No prep. Just print, play, and let the games begin!
This resource provides a detailed and practical training course designed to support teachers and school leaders in improving boys’ writing. Created for use during INSET days, staff meetings, and professional development sessions, the course offers strategies to address the challenges boys often face in writing and helps boost their confidence and achievement.
The resource includes:
★ A professional 30-slide PowerPoint presentation with clear speaker notes covering key areas such as barriers to writing, strategies for engagement, purposeful writing, and talk for writing techniques.
★ Printable delegate handouts - 37 pages summarizing the main strategies, tips, and actionable steps for classroom implementation.
★ Additional PDFs with ideas for creating a boy-friendly writing environment, cross-curricular opportunities, and guidance on parental engagement.
★ Case studies, video links, and practical activities that provide real-world examples and inspiration.
This resource is designed to be easy to use, with all the materials needed for an effective training session. Teachers will leave with practical tools and strategies to create meaningful writing opportunities and foster a positive writing culture for boys.
Ideal for SLT teams and educators aiming to improve boys’ writing outcomes in primary schools, this training course supports sustainable and measurable progress in literacy development.
This historical timeline spans from 2500BCE to 2000CE, offering a clear visual reference for comparing significant eras across ancient and modern history. Each period is colour-coded, making it easy to track and distinguish between key timeframes. Ideal for KS2 history, this resource supports learning by providing context for each history unit, whether focusing on ancient civilisations or modern world events.
Perfect as a classroom display, this timeline encourages ongoing reference and reinforces historical understanding throughout the year. A must-have for history subject leaders and whole-school use.
Keywords: KS2 history, primary school timeline, historical eras, classroom display, ancient civilisations, teaching resources.
Upper Pay Scale (UPS) Application Pack | Ready-to-Use Resource for Teachers
Take the stress out of your Upper Pay Scale (UPS) application with this fully resourced pack, designed to help you submit a standout application with confidence.
What’s Included:
✓ Real-life, successful UPS application forms aligned with Teaching Standards
✓ Concise, clear evidence examples (with real photographs and specific examples) that match both Part 1 and Part 2 expectations
✓ Expert guidance on how to demonstrate your impact, leadership, and professionalism
Ideal for:
✓ Experienced teachers submitting their first UPS application
✓ Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) supporting staff through the application process
✓ Teachers looking to save time and feel confident with their submission
Why Teachers Love This Resource:
★ Ready-to-use, fully editable documents for an easy and stress-free application process
★ Practical evidence examples that align with UPS expectations
★ Guidance to help you showcase your leadership, impact, and professionalism effectively
★ Designed to boost your chances of success and career progression
Perfect for:
Teachers aiming for career advancement with the Upper Pay Scale
Senior leaders guiding staff through the UPS application process
Anyone looking for an efficient, results-driven approach to applying for the Upper Pay Scale
Instant download. Ready to customise. Proven to get results.
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NPQH - x2 Examples of Primary Application Forms
NPQSL - Successful Application Form (Primary)
x4 KS1 Leader Job Application - Personal Statement, Letter
x3 KS2 Leader Job Application - Personal Statement, Letter
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upper pay scale application, UPS application examples, teaching career advancement, primary teacher resources, teacher pay scale, UPS evidence examples, professional development for teachers, career skills for teachers, teacher leadership, outstanding teacher toolkit
Our Teacher and Classroom Supplies Checklist is a practical two-page PDF designed to help educators ensure they have everything they need for a successful school year. This resource includes two comprehensive lists: one for personal items every teacher should have and another for essential classroom supplies.
Perfect for new teachers or anyone looking to stay organised, this checklist serves as a helpful prompt to make sure nothing is overlooked. Whether you’re setting up your classroom or preparing for the term ahead, this resource ensures that you have all the necessary tools and materials at hand, creating a well-equipped and efficient teaching environment.
Tags: back to school, new job, ECT, wellbeing
Our Classroom Routines Guide is a five-page PDF designed to help teachers establish and reinforce daily routines. Each page focuses on a different part of the school day where routines are crucial, such as the end of a lesson, sitting on the carpet, and getting ready for lunch.
This resource can be used in various ways: as a prompt for teachers to consider and plan effective routines, as a tool to introduce these routines to children on the first day, or as a visual display in the classroom to remind pupils of what to do throughout the day. By covering key moments like assemblies and collecting in books, this guide ensures that students know what is expected of them, helping to create a calm and orderly learning environment.
Our Classroom Expectations Planning Guide is a valuable resource for teachers looking to establish clear and consistent routines in their classrooms. This six-page PDF features tables with thought-provoking questions designed to help you, and your pupils, collaboratively create a set of expectations that everyone can follow.
The guide includes prompts such as “What should I do when I enter the classroom in the morning?”, “Where do I put my belongings?”, and “How do we behave in assembly?”. These questions encourage reflection on daily routines, from managing personal items to participating in the register and assembly.
Once completed, these expectations can be displayed in the classroom, providing a constant reference point for students. Ideal for setting a positive tone from the start of the school year, this resource helps ensure that all pupils understand and adhere to the agreed-upon behaviours and routines. Perfect for fostering a well-organised and respectful classroom environment.
Tags: Behaviour management, back to school, ECT, classroom organisation, routines, transition, induction
Bring a touch of nature to your classroom with our Botanical-Themed Classroom Jobs Display. This resource includes a PDF and an editable PowerPoint, perfect for organising and assigning classroom responsibilities in a visually appealing way.
The first page features a beautifully designed ‘Classroom Jobs’ sign, while the following eight pages showcase a variety of job titles, each framed in a botanical theme. With four round job names per page, you’ll find roles such as Table Chief, Tidy Monitor, Gardeners, and Cloakroom Cleaner, among others. There’s also a blank template page included, allowing you to customise and add your own job titles as needed.
Ideal for creating a calm and organised classroom environment, this resource combines functionality with style, making it easy to manage daily tasks while adding a touch of greenery to your space.
Tags: back to school, classroom setup, jobs board, independence, display, responsibility
Our Teaching Assistant Planner Template is a straightforward resource designed to help teachers organise and communicate daily tasks for their teaching assistants. This one-page PDF features an easy-to-use layout with sections to note down the day’s timetable, specific students who need support, and any additional tasks that need to be completed.
The template includes space for teachers to fill in details about each lesson and identify which children require focused attention. It also provides a section for listing other jobs, with a prompt to ensure all tasks are clearly communicated.
Ideal for maintaining clarity and efficiency in the classroom, this planner template supports effective collaboration between teachers and teaching assistants, ensuring that every lesson runs smoothly and all pupils receive the support they need.